Footwear



June 2s, 1931s..

c. v. EASTON Eoo'rwEAa Filed Sept. 17, 1937 INVENTOR ATTo'RNEYs Patented'June 2s, 193s UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE 2,121,907 FOOTWEAR ClarenceV. Easton, Coshocton, Ohio Application September 177,719.37, SerialNo.164,395

' .2'V Claims. (c1. afs- 4) Y.

This invention Vrelates tov footwear, and its general object istoprovide a shoe or boot and particularly aprubber-bo-ot thatincludes-fastening means Ytherefor toI vhold the same relatively fixedvwith respect to 'the foot of the wearer, in

l Vthat the fastening mea-ns which in fact a strap extends abouttheinstep portion of the bootA for gripping 'association therewith andbetween 1 the rear portion .of the soleV and heel, thereby preventingthe'brootfrom rubbing the' foot, thus eliminating the formation ofcorns, bunions and the like and injury to the instep as well as tendsYto brace the latter.

.- Y A further object is to provide a boot that in-A 'cludes a fasteningstrap for the purpose set In describing the invention in detail,refer'-l ence will be had to the accompanying drawingy wherein likecharacters denote like or correspondp30 ingparts throughout the severalviews, Yand in which:

Figure lfis a side elevationfof a.' boot con-Y With the vpresent invenaVstructed in accordance tion.

Figure 2 is a front view thereof. Figure 3 is a bottom plan view.

' Figurefi is` a sectional view taken approximatelyon line 4-'4 VofFigure 3.

40 rFigure 5 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 5 5 ofFigure 1.

v `Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be noted that I haveVillustrated rmy invention as being applied to a boot, but it can beused with equal efficiency on arctics, shoes, etc., and the bootV isshown as being of the hip rubber type that is provided with a sole I, aheel 2, an upper p front and rear portions of the heel, as best shown inFigures 1 and 3. Disposed about the instep portion of the upper and thesides thereof yand outer endsv of the bore 5; is a bead 6 'providingterminating flush with the forward edges of the Y a ridge or abutmentmeans for a strap 'l which -rests upon the bead 6 as shown in Figure 1and` extends through the bore.

, The ends of the strap are connected together by a. buckle 8, and'inorder to prevent accidental removal of the `strap from the' bore, itwill be noted that the strap has lugs 9 formed thereon of a size toprevent free lslidable, movement of the strap within the bore, in thatthe lugs cannot freely pass through the bore and they tend to close theends thereof as best shown in Figure 4. VHowever, the bore is of a sizetoallowlimited vertical movement of thestrap, soI that the latter willnot bind therein, and the lugs can be forced through the bore, in theevent it becomes Yand, removed, in that by employing the strap a largersize of boot can be worn. Y

Ult is thought from `the foregoing description that the advantagesandnovel features of the invention Will be readily apparent. j

It is to be understood that changes may be made in theconstruction andin the combina-j tionY and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall' within the scope of thevappended claims;

What I claim is:

1. A boot comprising an upper, a sole and a heel, the latter having abore extending transversely thereof in its upper surface and disposedunder the sole, a strap extending through-the bore, means for securingthe ends of the strap about the instep portion and in grippingengagement therewith, means to prevent unintentional Vremoval of thestrap from the bore and abutment means forthe strap extending about theinstep portion and sides of the upper. i

2. A boot comprisingV an upper, a sole and a heel, the latter having abore extending transversely of the upper surface thereofV and disposedunder the rear portion of the sole, a strap extending through the bore,lugs formed on the strap to prevent unintentional removal of the latterfrom the bore,a buckle for securing Vthe strap about the instep portionof the upper, l and a bead formed on the upperrabout the instep4Vportion and sides thereof'and providing .abutstrap.

ment means for the y CLARENCE V. EASTON.

